Stanford Football: Latest News, Injuries and Team Updates

Stanford has a lot of question marks heading into the regular season, but they'll have these next couple of months to try to find a few answers as they enter the offseason. Spring practice was a huge success for this program, and a little bit more time off should do wonders as well.

Although we're going through the down period of the college football season, that doesn't necessarily mean that the college football season comes to an end until August.

Here is the latest news involving your Stanford Cardinal for the 2012 college football season.

Stanford Ranked No. 15 in New ESPN Poll

Although Stanford lost starting quarterback Andrew Luck and a few of their playmakers on the offensive side of the ball, they're still talented enough to be the No. 15 team in the country. Well, at least that's what ESPN believes in their new preseason poll that was released last week. 

To see exactly why they're ranked No. 15, you can go here.

Chase Thomas Named to Lott IMPACT Trophy Watch List

Outside linebacker Chase Thomas has been named to the Lott IMPACT Trophy watch list. It's a reward that goes to the top defensive player who makes a difference on and off the field. Thomas finished fifth on the team in tackles last year with 52. He also had 17.5 tackles for loss and 8.5 sacks.

Links You May Have Missed

Joe Penkala kept track of all of the Stanford players that were drafted in this year's NFL draft.

Peter Chen takes a look at some of the other players that have helped turn this Stanford program around besides just Andrew Luck.

Randy Chambers breaks down the Stanford schedule for the 2012 season.